21 August 2011

Before arriving to this blog post, you have probably heard of Sinful Color nail polishes... especially if you are an American resident.

Unfortunately, we don't have Sinful Colors over here [in Australia], but luckily.. we DO at least have a very affordable and similar nail polish brand, Ulta3. So check that out if you haven't!

Imaged sourced from Google Images

This brand is NOT available in Australia, reportedly. However, I HAVE seen a few colors sold at this bargain store, located at Parramatta Westfields on the bottom floor opposite to KFC. Besides that, you can purchase it from cherryculture for $2.50 [for 15ml/0.5 fl oz].

There are a range of colours you can choose from, crossing a range of finishes also. These polishes are pigmented and great quality for the price! Even though it applies a tad unevenly, it's very forgivable. I didn't notice anything special about their chip-resistant formula, but as long as it lasts for 2+ days, then I'm cool with that.

#314 Beautiful Girl is a lovely strawberry milk pink with a jelly finish. It applies quite sheer and a teeny tad uneven.

#855 Scandal is much like a ruby-pink of a jelly finish also. It's glossier and applies more sheer than 'Beautiful Girl', but it's forgivable.

#928 Let's Meet is my favourite shimmery honeycomb yellow -- gorgeous! The application went through very smoothly which is another reason why I love it!

#832 'This Is It' applies extremely sheer which sometimes makes me think it's just a glitter coat, but it's not. It has a lovely gold colour with gold shimmers, however, like I said, applies extremely sheer (you probably need at least 4 coats to pass) -- not my favourite.

#947 Mint Apple is a mint colour, no doubt. It's a turquoise green colour which in my opinion, suits fairer skin tones better. I somehow find my warm-toned skin clashing with this colour, so as much as I love it, this is not my favourite.

#933 Secret Admirer is a very shimmery black. I love shimmer polishes, but I don't like dark nail colours. Similar to 'Mint Apple', I have to say although it's beautiful... I don't prefer it.

15 August 2011

I saw many Youtubers respond to this tag, so I'd thought I'd contribute via my blog! Please tell me if you have already/will be doing this tag too! Link me! :)

1. Which IMATS are you attending?

I will be attending IMATS in Sydney which is in the upcoming September! *excited*

2. Have you ever been to IMATS before?

Nope. Pretty sure this is the second time they are hosting it in Australia!

3. How are you getting there?

I'll be busing it to the nearest train station and then train it to the City!

4. Are you bringing anyone along?

No. My sister isn't interested and I don't want her to be hanging around alone as I'd be participating in the ABBW.

5. Is there anything else in the IMATS host city that you want to see?

I live not far from the city (Sydney), so I won't be super excited to be in the city... but if I'd be there early in the morning, I'd love to see Darling Harbour's view early in the morning! At 7AM, the view is amazingly beautiful!

6. What days will you be in the city that IMATS is in?

I will be in the city for IMATS on the 24th of September, on the Saturday only.

7. Who do you want to meet?

I really want to meet some of blogger friends. Like.. Tezza? Ailing? and more Aussie bloggers from the ABBW! I'm too much of a shy girl though... :$

8. What companies exhibits are you most excited to see?

I'm most excited to see Make-Up Forever! I've heard so much about their products, especially their HD foundations and HD blushes! Waaah!! I'm also excited to see Ben Nye as I love love theatrical make-up and Showface too!

9. What products are you looking for?

I already wrote up a shopping list (LOL!) and it consists of:

MUFE HD Foundation and Blushes

Ben Nye Nose & Scar Wax and Liquid Latex

BEN NYE Eyeshadow and Blusher palettes

MUA Magazines

...and many more items of course! Hahahha!

10. How much do you plan to spend?

Umm.... $250? Hopefully :(

11. What do you want to get out of IMATS?

I would love to see the student competitions and see what it'll be like! I cannot wait! I'd also love to see some professional make-up artists to see how they perform and if there's any tips and tricks they'd love to share :P

That's all! I hope you enjoyed this post and link me if you decide to do this tag too!

13 August 2011

I promised myself that I wouldn't be hauling anymore till after IMATS (unless it's a market haul)... but some things are just necessary and some things are just irresistible!

If you live in Sydney... you'd know that Sydney's weather has been such a booger! Last week, there was one day when it was quite hot which made me thought spring/summer is coming! Yay! So I decided to pick up two anti-perspirant deo's at Woolies, but then the weather decided to do a 180 spin and it's all cold and wet outside! Walla!

I also dropped down to a local Asian beauty store in Cabramatta and picked up quite a few things! That store stocks MISSHA (a Korean brand) products, MODEL 2.1. lashes, Skinfood, BYS, Scandal [polishes] and a fewer selected Japanese mascaras and eyeliners.

I did pick up these two boxes of MODEL 2.1. lashes in No.5 and No.20. They costed $20 for 2 boxes and both styles are pretty natural.

No.5 - Natural and flared out on the outer end

No.20 - Natural, criss-crossed

No.5 vs No.20

I also picked up another pair of super duper dramatic lashes! They are quite 'catwalk', but I love it! This is the pair that I've used in my previous shoot! I picked it up for $6.90 and will be back to pick up more!

And of course, with all these lashes... comes Lashgrip [for $10]! I actually had problems finding Lashgrip because I didn't know what the box packaging looks like! +_+

During transaction, I asked the lady if she had any samples for the MISSHA BB Creams and she only had a sample for the Missha Signature Real Complete BB Cream left... Definitely will ask if she has a sample for the Perfect Cover BB Cream next time :) I wanted to try it again sometime!

Next stop is Priceline, my number one favourite pharmacy!

I picked up two lip conditioners, one from Blistex [my HG] and also another from Nivea [which was on sale for $2]. Blistex' lip conditioner is a tad pricey, but it works really well! They heal dried and chapped lips whereas the ones in the stick packaging are more of the 'prevention' side...

This is the end of my haul post! I hope it doesn't rain tonight so I could go to the markets tomorrow!! Yay!!

08 August 2011

I've always loved extremely dramatic lashes guy! I'm not talking about the everyday dramatic lashes! I love those lashes too but what I'm talking about are the super bright, bold, catwalk inspired lashes!

Like this...

I did buy them recently and will have a haul post coming up! But what I'm really excited to share with you are my camwhore photos of my make-up with these lashes! Tell me what you think!

I honestly didn't know how to spice up my eye make-up as the lashes were so big! But I gave it a shot!

These lashes look like sunnies when I look down! If you are wondering if they are heavy.. they are not at all! They are very comfortable, light-weight and easy to apply although the band is quite thick.

Camwhore time!

Yes...

Poser - checked.

Camwhore - checked.

What I have on:

Foundation: Masquerade + ShowFace Foundation (self mixed shade)

Concealer: MAC Studio Finish Concealer

Powder: Australis Ready Set Go Finishing Powder

Blush: A pink/coral eyeshadow by Showface (applied a very light layer)

01 August 2011

Hey lovelies! I'm been holding back from posting this post, simply because I'm paranoid that my posts will be too frequently updated that it'll bore you guys!

Because I, myself actually get really sick and bored of blogs that posts 3 posts a day... but I understand that everyone has their very own preference(s). However, I hope all have been well for everyone!